LSU defensive ends Danielle Hunter and Jemauria Rasco kept Texas A&M's dynamic quarterback from breaking outside while linebacker D.J. Welter came charging through with more pressure, and all Manziel could do was loft a desperation pass in the second quarter that bounced incomplete in the LSU end zone, several yards from a well-covered receiver.

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is tackled by LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow (18) in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. LSU won 34-10. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Manziel managed only one touchdown in the least productive day he and coach Kevin Sumlin's normally prolific offense have had in two seasons, and the ninth-ranked Aggies were overpowered by No. 18 LSU 34-10 on Saturday.

"We just got punched in the mouth tonight and it wasn't fun," Manziel said. "It wasn't fun to get beat like that. We will see how we handle adversity. This team with a bunch of young guys — we just have to see how they bounce back."

Manziel's first visit to Tiger Stadium was among the worst outings of his otherwise brilliant career. He passed for 224 yards and a TD, but completed only 16 of 41 attempts, was sacked twice and intercepted twice. Manziel's hopes for a second straight Heisman Trophy took a hit, and the Aggies' road winning streak ended at 10.

Two weeks ago, LSU's young defense appeared to grind down in the second half of a 38-17 loss at Alabama, begging the question of how vulnerable the unit might be against Texas A&M (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference). The Aggies' SEC-leading offense came in averaging a whopping 578 yards and 49.2 points per game.

Instead, the Tigers (8-3, 4-3) became the first to shut out Manziel in a first quarter since September 2012, and ended A&M's 13-game streak of scoring 40 or more points. The Aggies' point and yardage totals were their lowest since Sumlin arrived last season, when Manziel became the starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman.

LSU coach Les Miles counted himself among the least surprised by way the Tigers made Manziel's visit a miserable one.

"They look forward to playing a quality opponent with marquee written all over it," Miles said. "Competition: It's a long word and there's a lot to it. ... This is a team that knows how to play in big games and will fight you.

"The defense rushed and maintained leverage and we put speed on the field and covered," he said. "That's the kind of LSU defense that we're used to."

The Tigers gave some credit to Odell Beckham, who's been chosen as a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top receiver.

His five catches for 50 yards helped, but it was his work imitating Manziel with the scout team in practice that gave LSU's defense a good sense of how to contain a dynamic scrambler.

The Aggies' Biletnikoff candidate, Mike Evans, was held to four catches for 51 yards by freshman Rashard Robinson, who also made his first career interception.